Genesis 2:10

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

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Interpretation

The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency.

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This thought runs through Genesis 2:8-10.

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Glossary

Eden Place: Biblical garden. Modern identification: Armenia.